Can I paint or put Por-15 over Powder coating???

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theo_m24
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Can I paint or put Por-15 over Powder coating???

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Just got my top frame back from the powder coating.. Came out really nice..

I bought some Por-15 to doing the inside of the frame tubes... Which brings me to my next question??

The top of the frame is really prone to condesation and rust..

You can see in the picture the arrows show all the pitting from previous rust..

I'd like to give this portion of the frame another coat of somthing.. Can I use the Por-15 or should I use something else?


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Kubel Nick
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Post by Kubel Nick »

You can paint, POR-15 or do whatever you like over powdercoat. Painting it may require your typical pre-paint prep beforehand though. But from my past experiences and testing, powdercoating is way superior in rust preventative compared to POR-15, primer or other rust preventative stuff I've used. So it'll be like rubber-coating a plastic sheet to make sure it gets waterproof (plastic is waterproof to begin with), not really necessary. Just my 2 cents...
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Post by prerunner1499 »

I used to work in the powder coatings industry so I know "little bit" about it.
I did research and development / manufacturing of powder coatings for about 5 years.
Topcoat adhesion to powder coating really depends on the type of powder that was initially used and the amount of gloss of powder coating has. A high-gloss polyester or a urethane powder coating is tough to overcoat with any kind of paint and get good adhesion. A gloss of usually 40 or lower is required for any kind of topcoat to stick to powder. They can be done however by lightly standing to powder coating with 220 grit, use a good primer and then topcoat. It is usually best just leaving powder well enough alone though as It's the best metal coating found.

I think POR 15 is basically designed to go over metals. A chemically bonds to the metal which will not work on a plastic powder coating. To do it properly (por15) you need to use their special etching primer/ wash, this won't have any effect on a powder coating either. I used this stuff on the thing the arms and spindles for my baja and it is tough as nails. A little bit goes a loooong way.
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Thanks every one.......

I poured Por-15 down into the frame channels and I recoated the top portion of the frame with it..

Came out real nice... Stuck well to the power coat...
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